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NineOneSeven said:
I can't believe they had that in an open air stadium lol. Night 1 looked cold. Like... what if there was SNOW?
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It would've been rough!

I did Mania 35 at metlife as well, outdoor stadium. We got super lucky that day, the weather was really nice. (I just checked, weather underground says the high that day was 66 and it didnt go any lower than 59, even at midnight)

I was def a little chilly at times, more Saturday than Sunday. The alcohol did help a little. It's definitely a risk running it in the northeast in the first week of April though
 
Well it seems that Nick Khan is probably leaving the WWE. Although selling all your shares doesn't require you by any means to resign, optically disposing of all shares is not something an officer typically does who is sticking around.

A lot of people are speculating that something bad is going on at WWE which is why he wants to leave. I doubt there is something bad that is driving him out. Although his leaving is probably not good thing for WWE . I have worked with some of these guys as CEO's of companies who are "transaction" motivated.. They operate the company well enough, but they are driven by transactions -- completing big deals is where the significant additional compensation (a big part of it equity) comes into play. And when those transactions are done, they are looking for the next company to repeat. They don't want to oversee the standard stuff.

With the WWE, Tony Khan has overseen some major transactions -- the TV deals, the sale of the company - that has likely earned him significant additional equity. He's probably not that interested in a job that is largely just running things more operationally.

 
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jncuse said:
Well it seems that Nick Khan is probably leaving the WWE. Although selling all your shares doesn't require you by any means to resign, optically disposing of all shares is not something an officer typically does who is sticking around.

A lot of people are speculating that something bad is going on at WWE which is why he wants to leave. I doubt there is something bad that is driving him out. Although his leaving is probably not good thing for WWE . I have worked with some of these guys as CEO's of companies who are "transaction" motivated.. They operate the company well enough, but they are driven by transactions -- completing big deals is where the significant additional compensation (a big part of it equity) comes into play. And when those transactions are done, they are looking for the next company to repeat. They don't want to oversee the standard stuff.

With the WWE, Tony Khan has overseen some major transactions -- the TV deals, the sale of the company - that has likely earned him significant additional equity. He's probably not that interested in a job that is largely just running things more operationally.

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I did want to add an important subtlety. They have put in a filing to "register" all of his shares, which allows him to sell a portion or all of the shares. So it doesn't necessarily mean he is planning to sell all the shares. That being said its still odd for an exec to try to sell all his shares at once, and to still be committed long term.
 
jncuse said:
I did want to add an important subtlety. They have put in a filing to "register" all of his shares, which allows him to sell a portion or all of the shares. So it doesn't necessarily mean he is planning to sell all the shares. That being said its still odd for an exec to try to sell all his shares at once, and to still be committed long term.
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Fwiw, he registered to sell the shares back in September, it's becoming public now. Not sure if thats relevant but at least worth a mention
 
Dan Hurley was just on Raw, I was really hoping someone was going to lay him out. Sadly nothing
 
oldpinepoint said:
Dan Hurley was just on Raw, I was really hoping someone was going to lay him out. Sadly nothing
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Ugh... yup...backstage segment with the Raw Tag Team Champs, The Awesome Truth (Miz & R-Truth). I'm behind on the DVR, so I just saw it (and was hoping there is still time-- hour plus left)...
 
Knicks411 said:
Fwiw, he registered to sell the shares back in September, it's becoming public now. Not sure if thats relevant but at least worth a mention
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Looked into TKO's SEC filings.

There was actually the same "offer to sell" prospectus transaction filing made in both September 2023 and April 2024, and it was made public back then (Sept 2023) as well. Khan's were ultimately never sold.

But for whatever reason this April prospectus of about 9 million shares hit the wrestling news cycle fairly hard (with all the associated tribalism), and the September prospectus of about 29 million shares really never hit the wrestling news. At least that I can remember... I certainly never heard about it.

It does suggest though, that this could well be a nothing and way too much was made about it (including by myself)
 
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Newhouser said:
Always great when a 70 year old wants to take it outside.
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Not sure if this is covered somewhere in the thread, but I happened upon WWE's Golden Age Parts 1 thru 4 on YouTube this week. I've been sick so trying to fill the time.

It's about 8 hours, covers 1982-1992 and I thought it was fascinating. If you were a wrestling fan in that era (or even if you are too young), it's worth a watch. Picked up a lot of tidbits that I never knew.
 
Chip said:
Not sure if this is covered somewhere in the thread, but I happened upon WWE's Golden Age Parts 1 thru 4 on YouTube this week. I've been sick so trying to fill the time.

It's about 8 hours, covers 1982-1992 and I thought it was fascinating. If you were a wrestling fan in that era (or even if you are too young), it's worth a watch. Picked up a lot of tidbits that I never knew.
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If you are a fan of the WWF from that time period, I recommend the Our Vantage Point podcast.

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I didn’t look at the numbers, but WWE probably had one of their best TV (Raw & Smackdown) weeks last week. Triple H and team have been killing it with character development and story lines week-to-week (and into the PLEs).
 
Cena just announced his retirement from WWE at Money in the Bank. He mentioned Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber, and Wrestlemania ‘25 will be his last. He also said he’ll say more at the press conference afterwards.

Edit: He plans to do at least 30-40 more matches over the course of the 2025. Mania isn’t the end.
 
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jordville said:
Cena just announced his retirement from WWE at Money in the Bank. He mentioned Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber, and Wrestlemania ‘25 will be his last. He also said he’ll say more at the press conference afterwards.

Edit: He plans to do at least 30-40 more matches over the course of the 2025. Mania isn’t the end.
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Cena has done the same formulaic match forever. Longer, even, than Hulk Hogan's. Hard to say which one strains credibility more. I, for one, have no intention of watching it even one more time, not to mention 30-40 more times.
 
Symphony Steve said:
Cena has done the same formulaic match forever. Longer, even, than Hulk Hogan's. Hard to say which one strains credibility more. I, for one, have no intention of watching it even one more time, not to mention 30-40 more times.
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Disagree. I was never a Cena guy, but he is/was a better wrestler than Hogan.

Side note…
I just met John the other day. My kids were pretty excited. He is filming Peacemaker Season 2. Super nice guy! Cena came over to take a photo and chat with all that were in the area when he had a break and then went right back to work. It was a closed set, so no photos or video when they were shooting. After seeing him interact with my two, he has my support in his future endeavors.
 
jordville said:
Disagree. I was never a Cena guy, but he is/was a better wrestler than Hogan.

Side note…
I just met John the other day. My kids were pretty excited. He is filming Peacemaker Season 2. Super nice guy! Cena came over to take a photo and chat with all that were in the area when he had a break and then went right back to work. It was a closed set, so no photos or video when they were shooting. After seeing him interact with my two, he has my support in his future endeavors.
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Hogan was a terrible wrestler his finisher was garbage.
 
jordville said:
I’ll just say this… SummerSlam is definitely worth a watch.
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As soon as the Board turned against the WWE, it invigorated my interest.

For I knew it was on the way to greatness again.

Board Rule #1: The Board is always, ALWAYS…..WRONG.
 
KaiserUEO said:
As soon as the Board turned against the WWE, it invigorated my interest.

For I knew it was on the way to greatness again.

Board Rule #1: The Board is always, ALWAYS…..WRONG.
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I’ve been in all along but even more since Mr. Hs took over. He has been cooking!
 
jordville said:
I’ve been in all along but even more since Mr. Hs took over. He has been cooking!
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Triple HHH has the support of the wrestlers, something Vince only had with the few he would be currently pushing over.

This seems to be one big unified stable.
 
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